Analysis

Saudi Technology Ventures Report Sees 45 New MENA Unicorns in the Next Eight Years

• SUSTG Team
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• 8. 10. 2022

The MENA region is set to witness the birth of more than 45 unicorns in the next eight years, with an estimated total equity value to reach more than $100 billion, according to a new Saudi Technology Ventures (STV) report.

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  Saudi Ministry of Investment Releases Q2 Investment Highlights Report; 49 Closed Investment Deals Worth More Than $925m Inked

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 8. 2022

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  Eyad Albayouk from Flat6Labs talks Saudi VC and KSA’s startup ecosystem, reacting to the unveiling of The Line at NEOM and more

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 29. 2022

  Episode 54! The 966 talks with Eyad Albayouk from the VC firm Flat6Labs KSA. Eyad chats with us about Saudi Arabia’s growing startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship in the Kingdom, and the state of Saudi VC in 2022 as the Kingdom ramps up Vision 2030 execution.

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  Saudi Oil Exports Jump 106% Year-on-Year to Over $30 Billion in May 2022; US Sees Room for More Saudi, UAE Production

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 28. 2022

  Saudi Arabia’s oil exports jumped 106 percent, reaching SR116 billion ($30 billion) during the month of May 2022 while compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report published by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), released on Monday.

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  Report: Saudi Arabia Plans Air Cargo Roadshows to Boost Distribution, Logistics Sector

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 20. 2022

  Saudi Arabia plans to stage a number of roadshows in the next 12 to 18 months "as it seeks to persuade the likes of Amazon.com Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Deutsche Post AG’s DHL to help scale up air-cargo and distribution operations," Bloomberg reports.

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  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Allocates $5.3 Billion in Inflation Relief Aid

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 7. 2022

  Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree this week ordering the allocation of SR20 billion ($5.33 billion) in financial support to tackle the effects of the rising global prices and inflation.

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  United Nations Recognizes Saudi Arabia’s Tawakkalna App with Public Service Award for 2022

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 28. 2022

  Saudi Arabia's game-changing Tawakkalna app has been awarded the United Nations Public Service Award 2022 for institutional resilience and innovative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arab News and the Saudi Press Agency reported. The award was given to Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, President

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  New Report Places Saudi Arabia at Seventh Most Competitive Economy Among G20 Countries

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 15. 2022

  A new report published by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) said that Saudi Arabia ranked as the seventh most competitive economy among G20 countries in the organization's publication, the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2022.

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  A conversation with Mark Thompson and Neil Quilliam on their new book on Saudi Arabia, reacting to the latest with LIV Golf, and more

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 10. 2022

  In episode 47, the hosts welcome on Dr. Mark Thompson and Dr. Neil Quilliam, authors of a new book on Saudi Arabia's governance and policymaking, for a fascinating discussion on how decision-making is changing and evolving at all levels in Saudi Arabia as Vision 2030 continues apace.

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  President Biden Praises ‘Courageous Leadership’ in Saudi Arabia over Yemen Truce; Plans June Visit

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 2. 2022

  President Joe Biden praised Saudi Arabia's "courageous leadership" on brokering and then leading the way to extend a U.N.-brokered ceasefire on Thursday between Yemen's warring parties, according to reports. The comments come as President Biden reportedly is likely to visit the Kingdom this month.